Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, on Wednesday abolished the country’s constitution and declared himself president during a meeting of armed factions in Damascus. The former rebel ...

2:15 Traces of normal life return to Syria, one week after the fall of the Assad regime The Syrian factions that toppled President Bashar Assad last month named an Islamist former rebel leader as ...

The sudden collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria in December 2024 brought an end to over 50 years of brutal Assad family rule. It may also mark the end of an even longer status quo in ...

Assad, former opposition commander and Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named president for a transitional period, Syrian state media reported. “It’s a monumental day,” said Al Jazeera ...

Sharaa has been de facto leader since Assad toppled Decisions announced at Damascus meeting Analyst: Sharaa formalizes status as 'strongman ruler' DAMASCUS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Syria's de facto ...

By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Damascus, Syria The rebel coalition that seized control of Syria last month appointed its leader, Ahmed al-Shara, as president of the country to preside over a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Syria’s de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, walks in the ...

With views of Germany on one side of the mountain and Austria on the other, the Berghof was the most public of Hitler’s private homes, and it exerted a powerful hold on the Nazi imagination of empire.

Syria's interim defence minister, Murhaf Abu Qasra, told Reuters in an interview in Damascus this month that negotiations were under way with Russia to determine the nature of the future ...

Former al Qaeda member Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, has been named as Syria’s president for a transitional period. “We announce the appointment of Commander Ahmad ...